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After two waves cross in a linear medium, what happens to each wave?
ABoth are destroyed
BEach continues unchanged
CBoth merge into one
DEach loses half its speed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Each continues unchanged
Waves in a linear medium only add at the overlap and then travel on as if the other had not been there.
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